NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0223
Issue Date: June 19, 2006 at 18:53 UTC
Location: WASHINGTON DC , United States
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Plain Language text is not available for this NOTAM. The
traditional NOTAM text is given below:
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 1 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THIS
NOTICE REPLACES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FDC NOTAM 6/2545. PURSUANT TO 14
CFR SECTIONS 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS AND 91.139,
EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE WASHINGTON, D.C. FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE (DC FRZ). PART I.
OPERATING REQUIREMENTS IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN FLIGHT
RESTRICTED ZONE (DC FRZ): 1. ALL PART 91, 101, 103, 105, 125, 133,
137 FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE DC FRZ, EXCEPT
FLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY WAIVER FROM THE FAA. A. ALL
FLIGHTS ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT OPERATIONS BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
ENTITIES: 1. DOD WITH PRIOR FAA-APPROVAL. 2. AEROMEDICAL WITH PRIOR
FAA-APPROVAL. 3. LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH PRIOR FAA-APPROVAL. 4. OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH PRIOR FAA-APPROVAL. 5. FOREIGN OPERATED
MILITARY AND STATE AIRCRAFT WITH A STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED
DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE AND STATE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION TO THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) AND FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION END PART 1 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 2 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FAA) PRIOR TO FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 6. FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY AIRCRAFT AND PART 121 AND 129 AIR
CARRIER FLIGHTS, OPERATING WITH DOD PERMISSION AND NOTIFICATION TO
THE FAA AND TSA, MAY LAND AND DEPART ANDREWS AFB, MD. 7. AIRCRAFT
OPERATING UNDER THE DC ACCESS STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM (DASSP)
WITH A TSA FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION. 8. PART 121,129 AND 135 AIR
CARRIER FLIGHTS WITH TSA-APPROVED FULL AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STANDARD
SECURITY PROGRAMS/ PROCEDURES AND SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY LAND AND DEPART WASHINGTON REAGAN
NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA). 9. DOD, FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT
AGENCY AIRCRAFT ON AN OPERATIONAL MISSION WITH PRIOR FAA-APPROVAL
MAY LAND AND DEPART WASHINGTON REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA). B.
FAA-APPROVED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BY DOD, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
AEROMEDICAL MUST MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH ATC AND CONTINUOUSLY SQUAWK
AN ATC ISSUED TRANSPONDER CODE. C. LIFEGUARD FLIGHTS MUST GET
APPROPRIATE AUTHORIZATION BEFORE ENTERING THE DC FRZ. LOCALLY BASED
EMERGENCY MEDICAL END PART 2 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 3 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. HELICOPTERS, WITH APPROPRIATE FAA APPROVAL, ARE
EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. FOR INFORMATION ON AUTHORIZATION,
CONTACT THE TSA AT (571) 227-1322 OR (571) 227-1324 DURING BUSINESS
HOURS. AFTER BUSINESS HOURS, CONTACT THE FAA AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGIONAL COORDINATION CENTER, TELEPHONE 703-563-3221. 2.
INFORMATION ABOUT WAIVER APPLICATIONS FROM THE FAA WEBSITE AT HTTP://WAIVER.TFR.FAA.GOV, OR
CALL THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGIONAL COORDINATION CENTER (NCRCC),
TELEPHONE (703) 563-3221. INFORMATION ABOUT TSA SECURITY
AUTHORIZATION AND WAIVERS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.TSA.GOV/PUBLIC/DISPLAY?THEME=260
(CASE SENSITIVE - USE LOWER CASE ONLY) PART II. OPERATING TO OR
FROM THE MARYLAND 3: 1. THE MARYLAND 3 REFERS TO THE FOLLOWING
AIRPORTS: THE COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT (CGS), POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX)
AND WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD (W32). 2. PRE-TAKE OFF
REQUIREMENTS TO OR FROM THE MARYLAND 3: A. PILOTS MUST CALL
LEESBURG AFSS, TELEPHONE 866-225-7410, AND IDENTIFY THEMSELVES
USING THE CONFIDENTIAL PILOT IDENTIFICATION CODE ASSIGNED TO THEM.
B. LEESBURG AFSS WILL ACCEPT AN IFR OR ADIZ FLIGHT PLAN ONLY END
PART 3 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 4 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. AFTER VERIFYING THE CONFIDENTIAL PILOT
IDENTIFICATION CODE. C. IFR CANCELLATION IN THE AIR MAY BE ACCEPTED
BY ATC, HOWEVER, PILOTS MUST REMAIN ON THE ATC ISSUED TRANSPONDER
CODE UNTIL ON THE GROUND. 3. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS TO OR FROM THE
MARYLAND 3: ALL PERSONS OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT TO OR FROM THE
MARYLAND 3 MUST FOLLOW OPERATING REQUIREMENTS AND ALL OTHER
REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED BY THE TSA AND MEET OR EXCEED THE
PROVISIONS OF 49 CFR PART 1562.3: A. FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR EACH
LEG OF FLIGHT WITH THE LEESBURG AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
(AFSS), TELEPHONE 866-225-7410. FAA-APPROVED DOD, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
AND AEROMEDICAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT.
B. PILOTS MAY NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FROM THE AIR. C. OBTAIN AN ATC
AUTHORIZATION WITH DISCRETE TRANSPONDER CODE FROM POTOMAC APPROACH.
D. MAINTAIN TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ATC WHILE OPERATING
WITHIN THE DC ADIZ/FRZ. E. BE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERATIONAL MODE C
TRANSPONDER AND END PART 4 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 5 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTINUOUSLY SQUAWK AN ATC ISSUED TRANSPONDER
CODE. PART III. AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES IN THE DC FRZ: NO PILOT MAY
OPERATE AN AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT (CGS);
POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX); OR WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/ HYDE FIELD (W32)
UNLESS THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: 1. EGRESS PROCEDURES: A.
OBTAIN AN ATC AUTHORIZATION FROM POTOMAC APPROACH, TELEPHONE
866-599-3874. B. IFR DEPARTING WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD AND
POTOMAC AIRPORT: ATC WILL PROVIDE EASTBOUND OR SOUTHBOUND DEPARTURE
INSTRUCTIONS TO OUTSIDE THE DC FRZ. AIRCRAFT MUST FLY AS ASSIGNED
BY ATC. C. IFR DEPARTING COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT: ATC WILL PROVIDE
EASTBOUND OR NORTHBOUND DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS TO OUTSIDE THE DC
FRZ. AIRCRAFT MUST FLY AS ASSIGNED BY ATC. D. VFR AIRCRAFT MUST FLY
AS ASSIGNED BY ATC UNTIL CLEAR OF THE DC FRZ AND/OR THE CLASS B
AIRSPACE AND EXPECT DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS AWAY FROM THE DC FRZ. 2.
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES: A. COMPLY WITH STANDARD DC ADIZ OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS. END PART 5 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 6 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. B. VFR APPROACH TO COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT: PILOTS
CAN EXPECT ROUTING VIA THE VICINITY OF FREEWAY AIRPORT. C. VFR
APPROACH TO POTOMAC AIRPORT AND WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD:
PILOTS CAN EXPECT ROUTING VIA THE VICINITY OF MARYLAND AIRPORT OR
NOTTINGHAM VORTAC. PART IV. TRANSPONDER FAILURE: ANY PERSON
OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE DC ADIZ/FRZ WHO BECOMES AWARE OF
AN INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUOUSLY SQUAWK
THE ATC ASSIGNED TRANSPONDER CODE MUST IMMEDIATELY REQUEST CONTROL
INSTRUCTIONS AND COMPLY WITH ALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC. IF UNABLE
TO CONTACT ATC, PILOTS MUST EXIT THE DC ADIZ/FRZ BY THE MOST DIRECT
ROUTE. THESE PROCEDURES DO NOT AUTHORIZE PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED
AREAS. PART V. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES: PILOTS WHO DO NOT ADHERE
TO THE ABOVE PROCEDURES MAY BE INTERCEPTED, DETAINED AND
INTERVIEWED BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY PERSONNEL AND/OR
DOD, ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PART VI. DEFINITIONS: 1.
THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE (DC
FRZ) IS DEFINED AS AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BEGINNING AT THE
WASHINGTON /DCA/ VOR/DME 300 DEGREE RADIAL AT 15 NM END PART 6 OF
8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 7 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 385655N/0772008W, THENCE CLOCKWISE ALONG THE DCA
15 NM ARC TO THE DCA 022 DEGREE RADIAL AT 15 NM 390611N/0765751W,
THENCE SOUTHEAST VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE DCA 049 DEGREE RADIAL AT
14 NM 390218N/0765038W, THENCE SOUTH VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE DCA
064 DEGREE RADIAL AT 13 NM 385901N/0764832W, THENCE CLOCKWISE ALONG
THE DCA 13 NM ARC TO THE DCA 282 DEGREE RADIAL AT 13 NM
385214N/0771848W, THENCE NORTH VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, EXCLUDING THE AIRSPACE WITHIN A 1 NM RADIUS OF FREEWAY
AIRPORT /W00/ MITCHELLVILLE, MD, FROM THE SURFACE UP TO BUT NOT
INCLUDING FL180. THE DC FRZ IS WITHIN AND PART OF THE WASHINGTON,
D.C. METROPOLITAN ADIZ. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS NOTAM ONLY, AN ADIZ
FLIGHT PLAN IS DEFINED AS A FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VFR OPERATION INTO OR OUT OF
THE DC ADIZ/FRZ. THE DC ADIZ FLIGHT PLAN IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT
FROM A STANDARD VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THERE IS NO SEARCH AND RESCUE
ASSOCIATED WITH DC ADIZ FLIGHT PLANS. PART VII. RESOURCES: DIRECT
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DC ADIZ/FRZ TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION
REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGIONAL COORDINATION CENTER
(NCRCC), TELEPHONE 703-563-3221. GET MORE END PART 7 OF 8
FDC 6/0223 ZDC PART 8 OF 8 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. INFORMATION ABOUT WAIVER APPLICATIONS FROM THE FAA
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WAIVER.TFR.FAA.GOV, OR CALL
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGIONAL COORDINATION CENTER (NCRCC),
TELEPHONE 703-563-3221, LEESBURG AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
(AFSS), TELEPHONE 866-225-7410. INFORMATION ABOUT TSA SECURITY
AUTHORIZATION AND WAIVERS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.TSA.GOV/PUBLIC/DISPLAY?THEME=260
(CASE SENSITIVE - USE LOWER CASE ONLY) END PART 8 OF 8
Operating Restrictions and Requirements
No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this
NOTAM (except as described).
Other Information:
ARTCC: ZDC - Washington Center
Authority: Title 14 CFR section 99.7
FMI: www.tfr.faa.gov,
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